Granted
The Board granted eligibility for payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from a January 2019 grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence of record reflects that a timely NOD was filed in September 2017, and the Veteran's issue for which benefits were ultimately granted was implicitly denied in the December 2016 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002655
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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